Sec. 1055.001.  STANDING TO COMMENCE OR CONTEST PROCEEDING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), any person has the right to:
(1)  commence a guardianship proceeding, including a proceeding for complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship; or
(2)  appear and contest a guardianship proceeding or the appointment of a particular person as guardian.
(b)  A person who has an interest that is adverse to a proposed ward or incapacitated person may not:
(1)  file an application to create a guardianship for the proposed ward or incapacitated person;
(2)  contest the creation of a guardianship for the proposed ward or incapacitated person;
(3)  contest the appointment of a person as a guardian of the proposed ward or incapacitated person; or
(4)  contest an application for complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship.
(c)  The court shall determine by motion in limine the standing of a person who has an interest that is adverse to a proposed ward or incapacitated person.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.